Has Anyone Ever Heard Of This

[ready-ronnie]

THE CAR--1998 E300TD. 75,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD WITH MANY TAR REPAIRS, NOT A GOOD ROAD BUT NOT TO BAD. I STARTED HEARING/FEELING NOISES, FROM THE DRIVERES SIDE, WHICH TO ME REMINED ME OF ALL THE TALK I'VE HEARD ON THIS FORUM ABOUT THESE 210 BODIED CARS, BUSHING GOING BAD AROUND THIS MILAGE. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND LOOKED AT EVERY THING I COULD LOOK AT AND COULDN'T SEE ANY THING WRONG. I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME, PULLED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND COULD NOT BELIVE WHAT I SAW. THE TOP BRACKET(HOLDER) FOR THE COIL SPRING WAS AT LEAST HALF TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME MEMBER THE IT IS WELDED TO. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMBINATION OF POOR WELD, METAL FATIQUE AND WHAT SEEMS TO ME PRETTY THIN METAL. HOW TO HANDLE WITH MERCEDES AND ANY COMENTS APPRECIATED.